Founder Questions Whether a Non-AI SaaS Product Can Stay Relevant
A solo founder who spent over a year building a form-builder SaaS platform without native AI integration wonders whether products lacking AI features will be ignored by the market even when AI adds no real functional value. The post is a personal reflection on market positioning rather than a description of an unmet user need.
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